Lots of our brilliant baby, toddler and pre-school groups are continuing or running summer holiday specials. We have done a roundup of some of these below, early booking advised as they are likely to be very popular.
Click HERE for the full roundup.
Drift Stop is an electric drift-karting experience, which can be enjoyed by all – from age 6 upwards. Our karts are electric-powered that enable you to experience a whole new way to race and drift. So make sure you have us in your diary this February half-term holidays for a family fun day out.
With an exciting Mario-themed drift track, arcade games, and air hockey you don’t want to miss out on our SUMMER HOLIDAY OFFER: 2 x Drift session plus a pizza to share £30
Closed Monday & Tuesday, open Wednesday-Sunday.
head to our website to book www.driftstop.co.uk/ticket
Got a birthday fast approaching, we have the perfect gift idea for you! Give the gift of drifting! You can now purchase our gift cards online! Head to: driftstop.co.uk/gift-cards for more details and to secure yours today
The doors are open, the karts are prepped and we are ready to drift so get yourself down to the Merrion Centre in Leeds City Centre for some family fun.
For full opening hours visit our website – https://driftstop.co.uk/drift-stop-faqs/
Hop along to Grass Hoppers indoor and outdoor play area at Tong and Tingley Garden Centre for a proper playtime!
You’ll find a huge outdoor adventure playground with sand pits and bouncing pillows and a large indoor play area, with sports court, big play frame and a baby and toddler zone, where your young ones can enjoy playtime – whatever the weather!
There’s also great grub including pizzas, toasties and award winning ice cream in Woody’s Kitchen!
For more information and to book your playtime session, CLICK HERE
Booking required. Suitable for babies and toddlers.
From farms, gardens, walks, museums and even ideas for rainy days, we’ll keep you and your family busy this October half term!
Click here to take you to our dedicated Days Out page
EPIC NEWS ALERT- TICKETS NOW LIVE!
Get ready for an AWESOME adventure at MISSION OUT!
And that’s not all! They’ve got 100% EPIC offers lined up just for YOU!
PLUS! NEW FOR 2024
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Don’t miss out on EPIC FAMILY FUN at even better VALUE this season.
Tingley Garden Centre, Thorpe Lane, Tingley, Leeds WF3 1SL
We love getting out and about in the fresh air and exploring the great outdoors with our family!! We bought a National Trust Family Membership when our little boy was sturdy on his feet and it has been used so many times over the last 3 years!
Click here to read our favourite places within 1 hour of Wakefield.
Open daily in the school holidays & every weekend
Take a ride on the miniature railway at Pugneys Country Park! It’s a great addition to a walk around the lake and play in the adventure playground!
11am – 4pm (will be closed in inclement weather)
Asdale Road, Denby Dale Road, Wakefield WF2 7EQ
Explore, dream and play every day this summer at The Hepworth Wakefield.
With art activities each week, a garden to explore and National Playday celebrations too, Yorkshire’s award-winning art gallery is the perfect place to get creative as a family. Bring a picnic or visit the café and make a day of it!
Summer holiday activities are FREE for kids and Wakefield District residents.
Plan your visit at https://hepworthwakefield.org
Anglers Country Park draws families from afar for so many different reasons. A calming walk around the lake, a lovely bike around on the flat path or a casual stroll with a pushchair.
Family days out with fun activities at our outdoor activity centre
Activities from 4 years to adults
Ogden, North Halifax, HX2 8YB
From 21st July 2023
Work your way through the maize maze completing the quiz as you go! As well as the Maize Maze there are plenty of other things to do at Birchfield Farm located just outside Harrogate in Summerbridge including, Sunflower mini maze, Woodland Walk and Den Building Area, Pedal Go-Karts, Sandpit, Straw Bale Mountain, Bouncy Castle, Crazy Caterpillar Barrel Ride and Guinea pig petting.
Why not try their delicious ice cream, made on the farm or stop by for a nice brunch or lunch in the Jersey Barn
Birchfield Farm, Summerbridge, Harrogate HG3 4JS
Download your free I Spy card or collect a card from the Cavendish Shop. Spot the pictures on the card as you follow one of the trails around Strid Wood. Who will be the first to get four in a line? (more…)
Our Welly Walk leads you from the stepping stones to the Cavendish Pavilion cafe, taking in bridges, grassland, ancient woodland and riverside paths.
Children will encounter lots of fun obstacles along the way. Let your little ones put their balance skills to the test, scramble up nets, navigate the pole-to-pole and try their hardest to keep clean as they come down the slides!
Entry to the Welly Walk is included with car parking ticket.
Boston Park Farm is still a traditional working farm. The animal trail allows children to get up close with a wide range of farm animals.
Enjoy the outdoor climbing frames, swings, slides, Go-Karts, mud kitchens, Bouncy Castle, Sandpit and bale pyramid to climb, plus indoor soft play area, suitable for children up to 8 years old. During the summer months, you can also get lost in a huge Maize Maze.
Tickets must be booked in advance
Open every day from 10am-4pm (until 5pm in summer holidays)
Boston Park Farm, Bawtry Road, Hatfield Woodhouse, Doncaster DN7 6DS
Cannon Hall Farm opened to the public for the first time in 1989. Since that time there has been adventure playgrounds, gift shop, farm shop, two restaurants and an indoor playground added. It is now one of the largest farm attractions in the UK and the winner of many awards.
Cannon Hall Farm,Cawthorne, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 4AT. Tel: 01226 790427
A day out with the kids at Castle Howard just became even more adventurous and intriguing. Now they can join into the treetops of Yorkshire’s newest adventure playground, Skelf Island.
Ingenious treetop nest structures connected by rope bridges, slides, nets and climbing equipment will allow the Skelves to take young visitors on an adventure like no other.
Skelf Island is included in a gardens ticket.
Pre-booking required.
Castle Howard, York YO60 7DA. Tel: 01653 648333
We’ve picked some of our favourite family friendly walks in Wakefield – featuring woods, ponds, ducks, nature reserves and places it’s easy to push a buggy!!
Clip ‘n Climb Garforth is a healthy, action-packed climbing experience. We use state-of-the art automatic belaying technology so that climbers can simply clip into the safety system and climb the Challenge in front of them. We have over 25 different Challenges and our amazing Vertical Drop Slide, something for everyone, regardless of age or aptitude.
Unit 2A1, Clip n Climb East Side Retail Park, Aberford Rd, Garforth, Leeds LS25 2EB
Dalby Forest, managed by the Forestry Commission, offers over 8,000 acres of woodland to explore, enjoy and discover, including the Grand Father Oak play area for children, family BBQ and picnic areas, adrenalin activities for the thrill seekers and walking and cycling trails for all.
Admission free, just pay to park (£9 per car)
Dalby Forest Visitor Centre, Dalby Forest, North Yorkshire, YO18 7LT. Tel: 01751 460295.
The perfect family day out in the forest!
Go Ape’s first high-ropes experience in West Yorkshire, set within 1500 acres of parkland, the aerial adventures at Temple Newsam can be found in the heart of Menagerie Wood featuring challenging obstacles as increasing heights, a free-fall Tarzan Swing, four tree-to-tree zips and a 46ft sheer drop called The Plummet. It is a vertical drop experience that will leave you feeling seriously exposed. It’s a true leap of faith!
Phone: 01603 895500
I have a strong memory of visiting Hemsworth Water Park as a child with my Auntie. We didn’t live in the area so we had never been before. We had a great time, now that we live nearby I can’t wait to tale mini Mumbler here this summer, it looks even better now and has had some investment no doubt.
Opening Times Easter to the End of September
Playworld Open from 9:30am to 6:00pm on weekends and school holidays. Open from 11:00am to 6:00pm term time. Please note that Playworld is open in the October holidays from 10am to 3pm.
All opening times are subject to weather. During periods of changeable weather please ring 01977 617617 to confirm availability.
Concessions for local residents:
Residents of Hemsworth, Fitzwilliam or Kinsley are entitled to a permit for a reduction in the cost of some of the facilities that are available at the Water Park.
The Hepworth Wakefield is your space to explore, play and create together. New Explore & Draw packs have been created for families to explore our artworks, galleries and garden with specially devised looking and drawing activities!
Gallery Walk, Wakefield WF1 5AW. Open daily 10am – 5pm
Be immersed in the sights and sounds of the history of steel making and explore the incredible interactive pavilions of Fire, Water, Earth and Air crammed with fascinating hands-on activities. Let off steam in Aqua-Tek, one of the UK’s largest outdoor water play areas and Sci-Tek, one of Europe’s largest outdoor playgrounds.
Magna, Sheffield Road, Templeborough, Rotherham, S60 1DX. Tel: 01709 720 002
22nd July – 3rd September 2023, 9.30am-4.30pm (last admission 4pm)
Tickets will be released soon.
Pre-booked tickets only.
Prophecy House, Knaresborough, HG5 8DD. Tel: 01423 864600
Northwood Trail is nestled in a 100 acre wood at Buttercrambe close to York and this delightful woodland fairy sanctuary is the first of its kind in the world. The eco-aware sanctuary is off grid and, quite uniquely, designed to appeal to adults as much as children. As well as a beautiful woodland trail, it also includes an intriguing Fairy Museum, to display what is believed to be the world’s largest collection of fairy artefacts, collected over many years by owners Carolyn and Christian.
Limited pre allocated slots making for a calmer experience.
Outskirts of York, YO41 1AP.
Enjoy the long summer days with an outdoor adventure at Nostell. Join in with our Summer of Play with games and activities, including badminton, hoopla and football. You’ll find the Active Play Stations on the grass in front of the house Wednesday – Sunday between 26 July and 3 September.
During the summer, you can also get creative with bookable activities running in the gardens every Thursday and Friday of the holidays. There’s also lots of room to roam and play in the parkland with den building in Joiner’s Wood, geocaching, kite flying, wildlife spotting, counting butterflies and exploring the cycle trails through the ancient woodland.
Bring your bike along and join in with the Wakefield District Cycle Forum free skills course and maintaince class, every Wednesday during the holidays between 11am and 3pm.
Make your own Adventures, Any Day!
Summer is a magical time to explore outdoors, whether it’s with suncream and shades or wellies and macs.
The play area and Oak Tree Café at Oakwell Hall are open with take out service between 10am and 4.30pm with a one-way system in place. There is also a fantastic mountain bike trail for more confident riders.
Free. No Booking Required.
Reel Cinemas brings you amazing films at bargain prices!!!!
Tickets are priced £3.99 for an adult or child before 1pm!
What a bargain! Oh and you get free parking at The Ridings Centre too!!
The Ridings Shopping Centre, Wakefield, WF1 1DS
You can enjoy the beauty of the lake on a circular walk at any time. There are always plenty of opportunities to spot birds and wildlife.
The visitors centre and small cafe
Children can take part in pond dipping during Spring & Summer months
9:30am – 4pm
Access is free, parking charges apply
Newton Lane, Castleford, WF10 2BH
Open everyday throughout the school holidays. The museum is very child friendly, including a play room!
The Museum is on an old RAF base and the majority of planes are in the hangar, which is a piece of history in itself and if your little one has ever read Grandpa’s Great Escape, they’ll love it here.
South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum, Dakota Way, Airbourne Road, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN4 7FB. (Please note, use DN4 7NW or Dakota Way for Sat Nav)
Stump Cross Caverns is an ancient natural cave formation deep underneath the Yorkshire Dales. As well as the caves, they’ve also got a cinema, cafe, time out private dining pod, shop and visitor centre on site. They are located on the B6265 between Pateley Bridge and Grassington and open seven days a week (9am-6pm). They run special offers throughout the year – so check out their website for latest offers!
Greenhow Hill, Pateley Bridge HG3 5JL
Borrow one of our Wildlife Explorer backpacks to discover more about the wildlife around Fairburn Ings – or have a go at pond dipping, and find out what lurks beneath the surface of our ponds! Backpacks and pond dipping kit are available to hire daily from the visitor centre – £3 each.
Takeaway snacks, drinks, and ice creams are available from our visitor centre
RSPB Fairburn Ings Visitor Centre, Newton Ln, Castleford, WF10 2BH
Enjoy the outdoors together at the Beautiful Lavender & Nature Farm, with seasonal activities ensuring a brilliant day out for all the family. With the giant willow games maze, football golf, den zone building, miniature railway and much more, give yourself plenty of time to visit.
Wolds Way Lavender, Wintringham, Malton, YO17 8HW (Just of the A64 between Malton & Scarborough)
Here at Swithens Farm, we have a huge range of animals for you to see and interact with. Your little ones, and probably you also, will be happy as the pigs in muck as you get involved with feeding and learning about the care and husbandry on a real working farm. We have a whole host of stars for you to meet including cows, pigs, sheep, goats, chickens, donkeys, llamas, alpacas, emus, meerkats, turtles, rabbits and guinea pigs.
Swithen’s Lane, Rothwell, Leeds LS26 0BT
With over 5000 animals, including spectacular sharks and rays, the UK’s only Green sawfish, hundreds of tropical fish, Loggerhead sea turtles and a colony of Gentoo penguins, there’s something for everyone.
Tower Street, Hull, HU1 4DP (Sat Nav HU9 1TU) Open daily 9am – 6pm (last entry 5pm).
Bring your family to Visit England’s quality assured visitor attraction, and discover the stories behind the greatest names in chocolate. Unwrap the secrets of chocolate making, and even learn the art of the chocolatier for yourself. A fully guided tour and three floors of interactive exploration take you on a journey through the city where chocolate made history. Indulge yourselves in our café, with it’s delicious chocolate menu and shop from some of Britain’s finest confections stocked in our shop.
King’s Square, York, YO1 7LD
Escape to the great outdoors this Summer
Experience a traditional wild camping escape in the heart of nature at Yorkshire Wildlife Park. Campers of all ages can enjoy an unforgettable fun family night (or two) under the stars. Get special rates for park tickets and book an after-hours safari tour.
Phone (01302) 535057
